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This collection of essays brings together the first study of TV drama in China. Examining the production, distribution, and consumption of TV drama, the team of contributors demonstrate why it remains the pre-eminent media form in China. The examples are diverse, highlighting the complexity of producing narrative content in a rapidly changing political and social environment. Genres examined include the revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, “pink” dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. In addition to genres, the col ... More
Keywords: TV drama, China, media, political environment, social environment, genres, industry dynamics, cross-cultural, trans-border production
Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9789622099401 |
Published to Hong Kong Scholarship Online: September 2011 | DOI:10.5790/hongkong/9789622099401.001.0001 |
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